Familiar faces & festive fixtures - Falkirk's standout games
After a 15-year wait, Falkirk's fixtures for a Scottish Premiership campaign are out.The Bairns have to wait a little bit longer to kick off the season as they do so on Sunday, 3 August at home to Dundee United.Then, there are a few familiar faces. A wee jaunt to Livingston the next Saturday is the first away day, while the big trip is Saturday, 30 August to Aberdeen.John McGlynn returns to his former stomping ground, Tynecastle Park, on Saturday, 27 September to take on Hearts, while visits to Celtic Park and Ibrox round off October and November respectively.And what about the festive schedule, you ask? A six-game December awaits, with away days either side of Christmas (Kilmarnock, 20 December and Dundee, 27 December) while 2025 is rounded off by the visit of Hearts on 30 December.Falkirk end the pre-split campaign with a home game against Russell Martin's Rangers on Saturday, 11 April.Looking at the fixtures, where do you think Falkirk will be 10 games into their top-flight return? Tell us here.
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